• MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub
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    1 year ago

    A mouse with programmable keys on the side. It’s so convenient combining control keys with mouse movements in one hand.

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      1 year ago

      I have a mouse with 6 buttons on the side and it’s great for gaming. When I used to play fortnite I had all the building mapped there so I could do all my building with my right thumb and it wouldnt distract my left hand from movement controls

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        1 year ago

        Get the Logitech G600 and have essentially 24 buttons on the side (12 + a “shift” button to give each of those 12 a different command).

        To be fair, I only use about 6 of those buttons, haha.

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          If the software allows it you can have a button that changes between mouse modes with different button mappings. Infinite buttons

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        1 year ago

        It’s certainly great for gaming. I didn’t expect it would make things so much easier on everyday use as well.

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            Yeah sure.

            Whenever I’m working on a big photoshop file and I find myself using a tool very often, I bind the side buttons to that tool. At minimum I always keep the redo, undo buttons binded to the mouse.

            Whenever I’m browsing the web I have forwards and backwards binded so I don’t have to move my mouse across the screen to go back a page.

            It’s all trivial stuff but it makes my workflow slightly more fluid. I initially bought the mouse for gaming, but it has been super useful for me outside of gaming